Common Dreams

Hey man, wake up. I want to tell you about this dream I had. It was weird. I remember everything.

It started like that dream I always have. You know, I'm in this cabin up at Aspen, and I'm with her, you know, that woman I always dream about.

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"I don't want to dream like everybody else. I want to be special."

"Of course you're special. Everyone has special dreams. But we have common dreams as well. That's why I brought you here. It's a matter of common dreams."

"I don't get it."

"A book is a special dream. It only takes one person to dream a book. Books and poems and songs and such, you can dream those on your own. But there are other dreams in the world -- big things require big dreams. Buildings and wars and governments and such -- those are common dreams."